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The Role of the Prudential Supervision and Financial Restructuring of Banks During Transition to Indirect Instruments of Monetary Control
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 1996
This paper proposes a stylized sequencing of banking supervision and bank restructuring measures designed to complement … because the initial cost of bank restructuring can be offset, partly, through the budgetary effects of improved enterprise …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599244
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Banking Crises and Crisis Dating; Theory and Evidence
Loukoianova, Elena; Nicoló, Gianni De; Boyd, John H. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
information on government actions undertaken in response to bank distress. Weformulate a simple theoretical model of a banking … industry which we use to identify and constructtheory-based measures of systemic bank shocks (SBS). Using both country … have appeared in the literature. Therefore, BC indicatorsactually measure lagged government responses to systemic bank …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528706
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Nigeria; Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentation––Detailed Assessment of Compliance of the Basel Core Priciples for Effective Banking Supervision...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
the staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). It is assessed that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244308
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Early Birds, Late Risers, and Sleeping Beauties; Bank Credit Growth to the Private Sector in Central and Eastern Europe and in the Balkans
Hollar, Ivanna Vladkova; Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
expansion, assesses future trends, and evaluates its policy implications. It concludes that bank credit to the private sector is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769208
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Accounting Discretion of Banks During a Financial Crisis
Laeven, Luc; Huizinga, Harry - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
This paper shows that banks use accounting discretion to overstate the value of distressed assets. Banks' balance sheets overvalue real estate-related assets compared to the market value of these assets, especially during the U.S. mortgage crisis. Share prices of banks with large exposure to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008559265
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Fat Tails and their (Un)Happy Endings; Correlation Bias and its Implications for Systemic Risk and Prudential Regulation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
The correlation bias refers to the fact that claim subordination in the capital structure of the firm influences claim holders’ preferred degree of asset correlation in portfolios held by the firm. Using the copula capital structure model, it is shown that the correlation bias shifts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009019569
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Uruguay; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Supervision and Payment Systems
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
Improved liquidity and capital adequacy have increased the Uruguayan banking system’s capacity to withstand shocks. However, macroeconomic and financial risks remain owing to the high level of government debt, guarantees to state banks, high dollarization, and a high share of nonresident...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242976
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Nigeria; Financial Sector Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Financial Sector Stability Assessment on Nigeria discusses the macroeconomic performance and structure of the financial system. Although Nigerian economy experienced both domestic and external shocks in recent years, the economy continued to grow rapidly, achieving more than 7 percent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243926
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Policies for Macrofinancial Stability; How to Deal with Credit Booms
Bakker, Bas B.; Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni; Laeven, Luc; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
This note explores the costs and benefits of different policy options to reduce the risks associated with credit booms, drawing upon several country experiences and the findings from econometric analysis.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245891
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The Bright and the Dark Side of Cross-Border Banking Linkages
Muñoz, Sònia; Scuzzarella, Ryan; Cihák, Martin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
When a country's banking system becomes more linked to the global banking network, does that system get more or less prone to a banking crisis? Using model simulations and econometric estimates based on a world-wide dataset, we find an M-shaped relationship between financial stability of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009203546